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Find Your New Best Friend

Adoption Process

Read guidelines below to be considered as an adopter.

We request the following information so that we can assist you with the selection of a dog. Completing the online application and speaking with a New Hope representative helps match you with a compatible pet that fits your lifestyle.

Dog

Adoption Guidelines

To be considered as an adopter, you must:

1. Be 21 years of age or older

2. Have identification showing your current address

3. Have the knowledge and consent of your landlord

4. Be able and willing to spend the time and money necessary to provide training, medical treatment and proper care of the dog

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Note: Completion of an application does not guarantee adoption of a New Hope Powder Pals dog.

Adoption Information

  • Adoption fee is $250.

    • Dogs are trained in basic obedience commands, spayed/neutered, vaccinated, micro-chipped for permanent identification in the event that the dog is lost or stolen. 

    • New Hope requests that the adopting family also register and pay microchip registration fee.

    1. Lifestyle & Time

      • How much time do you have each day for care, exercise, and attention?

      • Pets need daily walks and training; others are more independent.

    2. Living Space

      • Apartment vs. house, yard with a secure fence

      • Size and energy level of the pet matters more than people expect.

    3. Cost & Commitment

      • Food, vet visits, grooming, training

      • Pets are a long-term responsibility, often many years.

    4. Personality Match

      • Active vs. calm

      • Social vs. shy

      • This is where shelters help match pets to people.

    5. Household Factors

      • Kids, other pets, allergies

      • Everyone in the home should be ready.

    Stress and Dogs

    When working with dogs, it is important to be mindful of when you are feeling stressed. How stress feels in your body, how it effects your emotions and behaviors and reactions to the dog. Dogs are aware when humans experience a rise in cortisol levels, a stress hormone. This can occur when humans are feeling anxious, angry, upset or experiencing other strong emotions. When humans are stressed it impacts the relationship or bond with the dog. Without a strong trusting relationship between humans and dog the training of new skills or management of undesirable behaviors is difficult to achieve. It can effect the adjustment of a dog into a new home.

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